Investigation on Indoor Thermal Environment in an Office Room in Summer

Abstract

Based upon Fanger's thermal comfort model, the numerical simulation was adopted to predict air flow pattern and human thermal comfort environment. The numerical modeling was used to research indoor thermal comfort environment on different air distributions in summer, numerical simulation results provide indoor velocity, temperature and PMV index distributions. Then, a laboratory experimental measurement at indoor thermal comfort environment in a full-scale test chamber was conducted by Thermal Comfort Monitoring Station to validate the simulation results. Research conclusions provide reference basis for the improvement of indoor thermal comfort environment, the design and energy-saving control of comfort air-conditioning systems.